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Grateful Dead - China Doll

Community-ranked versions of China Doll. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played114
First Played2/9/73
Last Played10/11/94
Typical Length6:10
Longest11:57 (6/9/84)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1973
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95
#1 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:34 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
94
#2 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 6:53 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
93
#3 May 19, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:39 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl)
92
#4 June 18, 1974 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 6:09 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (124 reviews, 371,987 dl)
90
#5 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 6:00 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
89
#6 Nov. 30, 1980 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 7:16 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.61/5 (97 reviews, 251,600 dl)
88
#7 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:23 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
88
#8 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:45 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
88
#9 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Length: 6:37 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
87
#10 Sept. 18, 1974 · Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France SBD
Length: 6:35 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
84
#11 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Length: 5:23 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
84
#12 Oct. 11, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:35 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.37/5 (114 reviews, 222,559 dl)
84
#13 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 5:22 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
83
#14 Nov. 2, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 6:22 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (85 reviews, 137,269 dl)
83
#15 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 5:20 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
82
#16 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:06 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
82
#17 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 5:42 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
81
#18 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:55 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
81
#19 Feb. 22, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:54 · Archive: 4.36/5 (74 reviews, 320,728 dl)
79
#20 June 9, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 6:15 · Archive: 4.54/5 (59 reviews, 276,612 dl)
79
#21 Dec. 29, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:17 · Archive: 4.59/5 (33 reviews, 149,882 dl)
79
#22 Sept. 10, 1983 · Santa Fe Downs - Santa Fe, NM SBD
Length: 9:47 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.61/5 (38 reviews, 129,230 dl)
78
#23 Feb. 22, 1973 · Assembly Hall, U. of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana, IL SBD
Length: 6:59 · Archive: 4.56/5 (45 reviews, 137,733 dl)
78
#24 Mar. 31, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 7:45 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (57 reviews, 131,974 dl)
78
#25 June 20, 1974 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:48 · Archive: 4.48/5 (51 reviews, 142,309 dl)
77
#26 July 18, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 5:37 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.53/5 (62 reviews, 232,243 dl)
77
#27 Mar. 19, 1990 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:21 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.44/5 (71 reviews, 173,988 dl)
77
#28 July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 5:26 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 151,514 dl)
76
#29 Oct. 26, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:47 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (35 reviews, 187,331 dl)
76
#30 Mar. 10, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:59 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 208,504 dl)
76
#31 July 31, 1974 · Dillon Stadium - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 4:40 · Archive: 4.48/5 (94 reviews, 280,139 dl)
75
#32 Feb. 19, 1973 · International Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.56/5 (36 reviews, 103,981 dl)
75
#33 Sept. 8, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 5:55 · Archive: 4.56/5 (41 reviews, 171,798 dl)
75
#34 July 15, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:14 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.45/5 (66 reviews, 182,981 dl)
73
#35 Mar. 30, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 5:39 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.58/5 (39 reviews, 154,266 dl)
73
#36 Mar. 22, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 7:55 · Archive: 4.53/5 (36 reviews, 105,927 dl)
72
#37 Oct. 11, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:56 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.77/5 (37 reviews, 139,684 dl)
71
#38 June 14, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:10 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.41/5 (57 reviews, 253,510 dl)
70
#39 May 17, 1974 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.29/5 (55 reviews, 147,733 dl)
70
#40 June 25, 1985 · Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH SBD
Length: 5:01 · Archive: 4.44/5 (78 reviews, 168,964 dl)

Best Version of China Doll for Every Year (1973–1994)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1973 17× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 6:34 95 Archive.org ↗
1974 12× June 18, 1974 SBD Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY 6:09 92 Archive.org ↗
1977 3× May 19, 1977 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 8:39 93 Archive.org ↗
1979 1× May 8, 1979 Recreation Hall, Penn State U - State College, PA 8:11 56 Archive.org ↗
1980 11× Nov. 30, 1980 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 7:16 89 Archive.org ↗
1981 4× Mar. 10, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:59 76 Archive.org ↗
1983 8× Oct. 15, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 6:45 88 Archive.org ↗
1984 13× July 15, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 6:14 75 Archive.org ↗
1985 9× Nov. 2, 1985 SBD Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA 6:22 83 Archive.org ↗
1986 4× May 10, 1986 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 4:52 50 Archive.org ↗
1987 7× Mar. 29, 1987 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 6:42 66 Archive.org ↗
1988 1× Sept. 19, 1988 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:10 36 Archive.org ↗
1989 4× July 18, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI 5:37 77 Archive.org ↗
1990 4× Mar. 19, 1990 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 6:21 77 Archive.org ↗
1991 6× June 17, 1991 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 5:20 83 Archive.org ↗
1992 5× June 28, 1992 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 6:27 51 Archive.org ↗
1993 4× May 26, 1993 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 6:33 59 Archive.org ↗
1994 1× Oct. 11, 1994 SBD USAir Arena - Landover, MD 5:26 17 Archive.org ↗